The Guardian Environment·3 min read·medium
Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills
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Jasper Jolly
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Wessex Water has awarded its CEO a 14% salary increase despite being subject to a government-mandated bonus ban due to environmental failures. The company faces public backlash for the pay hike, which significantly outpaces the raises provided to its general workforce.
A sewage treatment works in Dorset owned by Wessex Water. A sewage treatment works in Dorset owned by Wessex Water. Executive pay and bonuses Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills CEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’
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